Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are coming to Jones Beach for their “Love Earth” world tour on Sat, Aug 23 - tix: https://NEILYOUNG.jonesbeach.com A rock legend is returning to the road with a new backing band. The Chrome Hearts comprise Young with longtime accompanist Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), along with Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal), Anthony LoGerfo (drums). The tour is billed in the announcement as “bringing his music and songs, new and old, to you. Their recent single ‘big change’ [styled all lowercase] is the first introduction of what’s to come on the Love Earth tour.” Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts (stylized as neil young and the chrome hearts) is a new group featuring Young, Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal), and Anthony LoGerfo (drums). According to Consequence of Sound, they’re expected to perform new music from an upcoming album.
Young, 79, is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, plus solo projects featuring hits like “Harvest Moon,” “Heart of Gold,” “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Old Man.” Young canceled a tour with Crazy Horse (which included Nelson) last year but returned to the stage to play Farm Aid 2024 with Willie Nelson. Following a long hiatus from touring due to the pandemic, Young, 79, returned to the road with a vengeance last year, scheduling a major tour with his band of nearly 50 years, Crazy Horse, last summer. However, after several weeks that tour was canceled due to unspecified health issues, although Young played several dates with the Chrome Hearts in September. Neil Young is proud to partner with Farm Aid (co-founded by Neil Young in 1985) to bring HOMEGROWN Concessions to this tour, leading the way to change the live music food system. HOMEGROWN Concessions brings family farm food — produced sustainably with a fair price paid to the farmer and served on compostable serviceware — to music venues.